Author Archives: jim
Convenience with a Price
I’m sure you’ve all seen it when you either log into an account online to pay a bill or tear open an envelope. Some flashy, friendly piece of advertisement suggesting, if not outright begging, for you the customer to sign … Continue reading
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket, or are You Just Exploiting a Federal Loop Hole?
While this may be slightly old news, I feel compelled to comment on it because A) rarely am I able to sit down and bang out a 500 to 1000 word post anymore, and B) its utterly ridiculous. At the … Continue reading
The Mystery of Jim and the Nippers: A Statement of Fact.
I don’t recall exactly when this takes place, because I was mostly drunk during the events. I’m stating that not as an admission of guilt, but an admission of honesty. I was honestly shithoused when the following took place. However, … Continue reading
Don’t Try This At Home
As in all somewhat rural communities, there’s an unofficial Maine State Motto that is genetically embedded in all citizens of the Pine Tree State: “Hold My Beer While I try to…..”. To wit, I found myself uttering these very words … Continue reading
Cutting the Cable
Over the last year I’ve been under the heel of our local cable/internet provider Comcast; a necessary evil my wife and I have had to deal with due to the lifestyle we live. Long are the hours I’ve spent sitting … Continue reading
Don’t Buy the Hype
Pardon the pun, but everywhere I look now-a-days, all I see is “3D” this, and “3D” that. It’s as if humans have JUST discovered a third dimension altogether. As if we were living our lives as paper-thin, gray shades of … Continue reading
TMI, Bro.
The latest trend in Web 2.0 is sharing. If you have a Facebook page, (or if you’ve been trapped in ice since 2005 and STILL have a Myspace page) you’re accustom to sharing everything with your so-called friends, who in … Continue reading